Problems with 1999 Ford F-150 POWER TRAIN

The steering geometry and suspension travel lend the vehicle to excessive over steer resulting in loss of control. yh

Truck was unstable with cause unknown by dealership. owner has taken vehicle in for corrective action several times, however nothing has changed. vehicle vibrates excessively when at idle with rpm gauge fluctuating up/down. *ak consumer states that the engine runs rough, oil level dropped and there was a clicking noise in which the dealer replaced the fan blade and fan clutch. rear brakes experienced grinding, dealer applied a silencer to the front and rear brake pads. consumer has experienced several problems with the a/c and heater, problems still exists. vehicle uses a lot of gas, idles rough and experiences small hesitation upon acceleration. vehicle kicks into gear. vehicle drifts to the right, while driving at higher speeds, vehicle and steering wheel vibrate. driver side rear view mirror rattles when closing door, when everything is closed there is an outside noise, dealer resealed the windshield. when turning on the lights, the clock and a/c are delayed. there is a whining noise when turning steering wheel. window control buttons stick at times, dealer replaced the window switch. *slc

Transmission shifts hard going up a gear and when shifting down a gear. *ak

Was going 65mph when the steering got real stiff. was hard to turn. had come to a stop. unable to turn steering to turn wheels. master clutch slave cylinder had very little resistance on the clutch when the pedal was pressed. when the vehicle is cold it can happen. vehicle is very difficult to shift into another gear. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak

Driveshaft was not balanced which caused vibration, the vibration caused the seal to fail resulting in loss of fluid and transmission failure.

The truck vibrates at 36 to 44 mph. vibration is worse at 41-42 mph. the vehicle has been returned to the dealer three times. i have contacted david wrightsman, field service engineer, ford customer division, atlanta regional office. he has driven the truck and states that correcting vibrations in the f150 series is a "black art". ford has a bulletin out on vibrations. service bulletin 99-11-1, nhtsa item number: sb606433. i have found out that this problem has exisited for some time. my concern is that the vibration is wearing on unknown components of the truck and will cause a failure at an unpredictable time. the tires are in balance and run true and are not the cause. my dealer has said they will call me if they come up with a solution

While driving on the highway 60mph there were two cars ahead being towed with no lights on. consumer didn't see them, and struck them from behind. neither airbags deployed. contact dealer for repairs. parked in front of the trailer, thought the park lever was up, but it was in neutral with hand brakes on vehicle rolled forwards, and hit the trailer, cause airbags to deploy. *ak

Vehicle pulls a 5500lbs trailer: whenever slowing down to make a turn on an incline, shifting from second to first gear, vehicle will shutter and jerk violently.also, rear end virbrates when taking off from a stop. if traveling 70mph and above, entire vehicle shakes. contacted the dealer, and they can't fix it. *ak

While driving at 60 mph rear axle came off. *ak

The driver smells burning oil due to the right rear cylinder head leaking. yh

Whenever vehicle takes off from stop sign or light, it would shift on its own into either 1st/2nd or 3rd gears. then it would drop back to 1st gear & come to screeching halt. driver is slammed into windshield when this happens. its an intermittent problem. at dealership & mechanic can not locate cause of problem. *ak

When stepping on the accelerator pedal the vehicle jerks, until consumer is traveling over 50 mph. vehicle has been serviced for this problem three times. dealer replaced the torque converter clutch, which made the problem worse. the manufacturer is aware of this problem, but stated that there is no solution to this problem atthis time. *ak

Windshield wipers come on unexpectedly, especially during or following turns causing a major distraction. the transmission "coasts" during deceleration. when power is applied after that the transmission seems to slip back into gear, causing the truck to jerk. *ak

Transmission won't go in 1st gear for take off. once in reverse to neutral, it won't go in 1st gear. dealer has looked at transmission twice, but said that there was no problem. they have offered to give a loaner vehicle to check the vehicle again. *ak

I am on my second rear sliding window and it is leaking also. i am on my second transmission, and there is a clunking or slapping noise when you come to a stop. a ford engineer says that this is normal or common on all new ford pickup trucks. i disagree the truck did not make this sound when it was first new. they have tried 3 or 4 times to fix the popping noise in the dash and have not been able to get rid of it. *ak